Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12

fore they eat it, because they know the
bloom is bitter. For good people OF
this strain o profitable word may be
said about marrying for money.
Ihaye often thought that the circum-
stances under which man or woman
might justifably marry for money could
be readily tabulated. If. for instance
there should be rich man who had no
moral or physical defect to make m
alliance with him repulsiye, his wealth
would be proper inducement to any
woman of the following list to whom he
might offer his hand:
A woman older than himself and de-
pendent.
A widow with children to care for.
A widow with no one to care for her.
An invalid maid or matron.
An accomplished poor girl.
A beauty.
An equal in wealth and position.
So, also, throwing love out of the
question, but insisting upon regard, re-
spect, and good character, rich young
woman might properly marry
A man of equal or larger fortune.
A poor man of talent
A clever artist, or mechanic, or
farmer, or preacher, or soldier.
Any man the weight of whose intelli-
gence, Or capacity of one sort or an
other, would be balance for the
weight of dollars brought him by his
wife.
Throwing out Of consideration the
physical conditions which are necessary
under all circumstances of the married
state, if money be an inducement the
man who marries for money should be
able to bring some set-off to make the
match an even one. It is the more
necessary for the reason that the man
is the proposing party. That married
twoman would be an angel indeed who,
having put her fat purse into the hand
ota poor husband, would not upon some
of t4e emergent occasions of married
life tsunt him with "the odd shilling"
On the contrary, the rich husband
who marries wife of slender fortune
is his own chooser. However much he
may rue lis bargain he cannot reproach
his helpmate for self-imposed condi
lions. Having made his bed he must
lie in it. If his wife be accomplished
or beautiful she may fairly claim that
the dowry she brings her husband is
something better than gold can buy.
Marrying for money in some cases is
altogether advisable, if the opportunity
offer. 1t is not merely sordid view
of the married relation to take care at
the outstart of assured bread and
butter. There may, indeed, be some
doubt of the propriety of bringing a
brood of children into the world for
the world to care for. The philosophy
of Tennyson's Yorkshire farmer in his
advice to his son Sammy:
Doant thou marry for mummy,
But goa wheer mummy is
is full of the wisdom of this world. We
advise as many of the Tommys and SUI
sans as possible not to marry for money,
but to go where money is and take the
chances. If money can be found in the
hands of fairly good man, or toler-
able girl, or beaming and buxom
widow, and the membranes be not
greater than the inducements, mar
riageable bodies should not let an OPP
portunity that offers slip from their
grasp. Money not only makes the mare
go; it buys oats for the mare so that she
can go.
Sentimentalists who are disposed to
find fault with these worldly-wise
words may rest their criticism. Lovers
who have from time immemorial
rushed blindly into matrimony, regard
less of the fact that love and squalid
poverty are incompatible, will continue
to rush. The more far-seeing and
better-balanced ones will weigh the
pros and cons and marry according to
their Judgment if they marry at all,
and no man or woman will marry for
money because of our advice-unless
they get the chance" Nevertheless,
"goain' wheer mummy is" is not the
greatest vice for which modern society
is accountable. -Philadelphia Record.
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4 GRUFF OLD FELLOW.
On railway train, woman, pale
and care-worn, sat holding a fretful
child. "Hush now; don't cry" she
said, pressing her face against the
child's face. "That awful man"
meaning gruff old fellow who sat
near-"will come over here and snap
our heads of. just look what an awful
face he is making at us. Please don't
cry and Well see papa after while. Oh,
mercy, he is coming" she said as the
gruff-looking old fellow approached
her.
II can't make her hush. sir" sba